SOLUTION: How do you find the answer to this word problem: The perimeter of a rectangular garden is 40ft. The width is 2ft. more than one-half the length. Find the length and width.

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The perimeter of a rectangular garden is 40ft. The width is 2ft. more than one-half the length. Find the length and width.
Answer by Earlsdon(6294) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Start with the formula for the perimeter of a rectangle:

In your problem, P = 40ft.

Substitute these into the basic formula above:
Simplify and solve for L

Subtract 4 from both sides of the equation.
Divide both sides by 3.

The length is 12ft.
The width is = 8ft.
Check:

It checks!
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